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February 25, 2010
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![]() ![]() Sidney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win Best Actor Oscar (1964)The first African American to achieve leading man status in Hollywood, Poitier began acting with the American Negro Theatre in New York City and made his film debut soon after. He won acclaim on Broadway for his role in 1959's A Raisin in the Sun and, in 1964, became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role in Lilies of the Field. Many of his films address issues of race, yet some have criticized his choice of film roles for what reason? More... Discuss |
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What an eclectic bunch of pictures in that video. It was certainly interesting.
I love B.W. Stevenson; I posted "On My Own" a few months back.
My roomie in college met him; he said he was riding a horse in a pasture owned by a neighbor of his cousin. He said Stevenson was really stoned.
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